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Taranaki Daily News, 23 January 1922, Page 5

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LONDON MEAT MARKET. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Jan. 22, 5J5 p.m. London, Jan. 21 Sheep.—Canterbury light 7d, medium 6$d, heavy fijd, Southland 6{d, North Island fijd to fljd, New Zealand ewea 5jd, Australian firsts fid, seconds 5Jd, South American light 7d, heavy fijd, Patagonian light fijd, heavy fid, ewea 5jd. Lambs.—Canterbury light 10d, medium lOd, aeavy 91d, seconds 9$d, Southland 9$d, North Island selected 9Jd, ordinary 9|d, Australian best 9|d, fair 9|d, inferior 8}d, South American light 9d, heavy 8M. Beef. —Frozen Argentine fores 3Jd, hinds 5Jd, chilled Argentine hinds fijd. Uruguay fqres 3|d, hinds 5$d, others unchanged.—vAus.-N-Z. Cable Assn.

LONDON WOOL SALE. Received Jan. 22, 5.5 p.m. London, Jan. 21. At the mixed wool sale crossbred! were firm but unchanged. There was a good selection of merinos both for spinners and Continental sorts. There was an excellent demand at full prices, America taking the best spinning lots p.h.g. at IBJd.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. LONDON MARKETS. Received Jan. 22, 5.5 p.m. London, Jan. 21. Cotton. —February shipment 10.3 Id per lb. Rubber.—Para 122<1 per lb; plantation smoked 9Jd lb. Copra — January-March shipment, £23 10s per ton. * Jute — January-February shipment, £24 5s per ton. Hemp.—January-March shipment, £36 10s per ton. Linseed oil. — £30 per ton. Turpentine.—71/9 per cwt.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. RABBIT SKIN "SALE. Received Jan. 22, 5.5 p.m. London, Jan. 21. At the rabbit skin sales 3050 bales were offered and 2200 sold. Furriers sorts were in rather poor demand and declined 20 per cent, compared with November. Withdrawals mostly consisted of best New Zealand. There was a , good genera! demand for hatters sorts, both Australian and New Zealand at about 10 to 15 per cent, decline.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.